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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
A bushy evergreen, whose flowers, leaves, and berries were much used by Hebrews for
perfume
, ornament, and spicery
(
Isa. 41:19; 55:13
19
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: (Isaiah 41:19)
13
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 55:13)
;
Zech. 1:8-11
8
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
9
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these be.
10
And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11
And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. (Zechariah 1:8‑11)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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The well-known tree bearing this name, the
myrtus communis
. Branches were to be taken from this tree, among others, to make
booths
when the
feast of tabernacles
was kept. During the
millennium
, “instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree,” so that it seems to be a
type
of
peace
and
blessing
(
Neh. 8:15
15
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. (Nehemiah 8:15)
;
Isa. 41:19
19
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: (Isaiah 41:19)
;
Isa. 55:13
13
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 55:13)
). In
Zechariah 1:8,10-11
8
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zechariah 1:8)
10
And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11
And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. (Zechariah 1:10‑11)
a
man
(that is, an angel of
Jehovah
) was seen standing among the myrtle trees, when all the
earth
was sitting still and was at
rest
—emblem of the blessing of
Jerusalem
, for which the angel was interceding. Under the rule of the second Gentile empire, the nations were indifferent to the condition of Jerusalem.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
1918
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
hadac
Phonic:
had-as’
Meaning:
of uncertain derivation; the myrtle
KJV Usage:
myrtle (tree)
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